many's the

many's the (something)

There are or have been many such occasions or instances that occurred on or in a particular hour, day, evening, etc. Many's the evening I've thought fondly on my time as a teacher in rural Japan. When you're young, many's the hour you spend playing with friends, blissfully ignorant to the troubles of the world.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

many's the

— used to indicate that something happens often.
2000 Taxi News Many's the happy hour I've spent listening to cabbies thrash that one out.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • many's the (something)
  • of a morning/afternoon/evening
  • thank you for a (some kind of) evening
  • thank you for a lovely evening
  • thanks for a (some kind of) evening
  • kick up (one's) feet
  • (as) plain as day
  • plain as day
  • kick (one's) feet up
  • get squiffy
References in periodicals archive
Many's the wife who swirls her Armagnac after dinner and asks, "What shall we do this year Giles?
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Lastly, many's the time I have simply sat on the porch and passed the end of the day smoking my willow pipe.
Life in the willows: a plant that has a dozen uses...on an off day
Many's the time I've seen agents and outfitters get together to refund substantial chunks of a client's money or arrange a "make up" hunt at some time in the future to compensate for something that went wrong.
Advice for the globe-trotting gun dealer
Many's the time I've heard some Jeremiah pound his bosom crying, "We all are guilty" and thought, Count me out.
Go West, old beast
The revolution's coming has been long awaited by the grocery store's housewares section and many's the department that's given up.
Times a-changing for housewares
But many's the political book that's full of detailed arguments, with nary a genuine insight among them.
The Reagan detour
MANY'S the time I've stated in this column that I'm not a political animal and that, if pressed, I admit to being powerfully wishy-washy, a through-and-through centrist.
MANY'S the time I've stated in this column [...]
It might be advisable." Or: "If you've any holidays booked, can you get your money back?" Many's the time I could have pretended to be Dr Robson and got myself a cracking medical story for the paper.
Could my days as a doctor be numbered?
Many's the time while fishing early season I've caught thin specimens, which if left for a good few more weeks, will be nice and plump and worthy of an angler's consideration.
IN OR TROUT
Many's the time you'll wander through a stately home and be warned not to sit on the chairs or walk on the carpets, even though both items were clearly designed to be sat upon and walked over respectively.
Hanging on to our heritage
Many's the exhibitor whose press conferences proved more popular than others among us hacks down the years, bearing the unfair reputation that we do.
Alcohol isn't such a demon
While the demise of an ancestor was a solemn event, many's the time a family history researcher has let out a whoop of delight at finding proof of the death of a family member in times past.
Death leaves its paper trail
Bobby and his wife Helen had a house in Newmarket where they stayed for the sales and racing, and many's the time he would entertain his lucky friends.
LETTER
MANY'S the time in the 50s I cycled past the policeman in the Pulpit at Kidderminster, when given the go-ahead.
Marvellous view of the royal visit; back in time
Many's the time we have either shivered, sweated or soaked in the prevailing weather while waiting for the parade to move off.
A poorer life without time in Girls' Brigade; Your Memories